Donor
Community Change Action
Company / nonprofitDC
11 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Community Change Action gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($697K won, $38K lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
95%
$735K scored (29% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$38K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.8M
$1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $22K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win Justice $1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.0M | $548K / $16K | |
| Community Change Voters $357K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $521K | $145K / $20K | |
| Planned Parenthood Votes $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $14K | $3K / $2K | |
| New South Super PAC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $4K | $913 / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $656K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $20K | ✗ No |
| Jacky Rosen | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $19K | Unknown |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Pam Keith | Florida 18th District | Supporting | $14K | ✗ No |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan 8th District | Supporting | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
| Matt Longjohn | Michigan 6th District | Supporting | $4K | Unknown |
| Haley Stevens | Michigan 11th District | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Steven Horsford | Nevada 4th District | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Community Change Action spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Community Change Action gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($697K won, $38K lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Community Change Action fund in 2020?
- Win Justice ($2.0M), Community Change Voters ($521K), Planned Parenthood Votes ($14K), New South Super PAC ($4K).
- Which candidates did Community Change Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $656K, won); for Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $20K, lost); for Jacky Rosen (Nevada Senate, about $19K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.